Is Jae a boy or girl name?
Jae is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 29 boys were named Jae, so 38.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43.2% of the 2,919 US babies named Jae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,824
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,467
- Babies named Jae since 1918
- 2,919
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 71 babies
Boys and girls named Jae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 36 | 5 | 12.2% |
| 1930s | 26 | 8 | 23.5% |
| 1940s | 39 | 27 | 40.9% |
| 1950s | 94 | 109 | 53.7% |
| 1960s | 111 | 91 | 45% |
| 1970s | 133 | 105 | 44.1% |
| 1980s | 183 | 130 | 41.5% |
| 1990s | 203 | 188 | 48.1% |
| 2000s | 296 | 235 | 44.3% |
| 2010s | 353 | 246 | 41.1% |
| 2020s | 178 | 118 | 39.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,824 | 18 | #6,467 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,912 | 25 | #5,174 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,370 | 22 | #5,708 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,944 | 26 | #5,013 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,776 | 27 | #4,805 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,447 | 23 | #5,507 |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,042 | 17 | #6,918 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,213 | 29 | #4,739 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,855 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,992 | 23 | #5,732 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,117 | 32 | #4,500 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,293 | 32 | #4,467 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,979 | 26 | #5,309 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,391 | 16 | #7,574 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,104 | 23 | #5,862 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,237 | 23 | #5,972 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,185 | 25 | #5,626 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,828 | 13 | #9,211 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,637 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,195 | 18 | #6,644 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,685 | 18 | #6,600 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,477 | 24 | #5,150 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,970 | 29 | #4,324 |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,019 | 26 | #4,604 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,245 | 26 | #4,581 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,223 | 22 | #4,929 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,086 | 25 | #4,417 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,949 | 28 | #3,938 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,900 | 18 | #5,373 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,365 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,805 | 18 | #5,328 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,659 | 19 | #5,077 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,272 | 10 | #8,318 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,710 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,514 | 11 | #7,502 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,645 | 21 | #4,409 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,164 | 14 | #5,714 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,505 | 18 | #4,542 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,052 | 14 | #5,273 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,323 | 11 | #6,193 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,870 | 7 | #8,490 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,141 | 13 | #5,250 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,894 | 13 | #5,327 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,299 | 9 | #7,007 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,960 | 10 | #6,468 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,440 | 10 | #6,367 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,518 | 10 | #6,109 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,499 | 14 | #4,748 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,548 | 11 | #5,349 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,978 | 10 | #5,688 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,423 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,923 | 6 | #7,787 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,734 | 11 | #4,899 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,489 | 14 | #4,186 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,971 | 19 | #3,351 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,429 | 8 | #5,642 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,650 | 5 | #7,432 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,542 | 6 | #6,313 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,382 | 5 | #6,962 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,387 | 13 | #3,627 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,596 | 10 | #4,464 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,074 | 9 | #4,673 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,160 | 12 | #3,880 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,471 | 16 | #3,242 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,167 | 7 | #5,376 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,155 | 13 | #3,514 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,050 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,815 | 11 | #3,788 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,559 | 8 | #4,614 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,083 | 13 | #3,285 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,524 | 10 | #3,824 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,802 | 14 | #2,995 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,978 | 15 | #2,859 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,207 | 5 | #5,753 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,889 | 10 | #3,527 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,034 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,913 | 7 | #4,369 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,990 | 12 | #3,136 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,754 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,528 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,810 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,273 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,340 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,546 | 5 | #5,214 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,555 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,667 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,620 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,472 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jae reached #1,815 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #2,859 in 1952. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.